The building was certified LEED® Silver in 2015; details in the LEED® Scorecard.
Building Features
- A historic school building once in disrepair, HHS now stands as a beacon of sustainability education
- 92,465 square feet space is home to KIPP middle school, a new high school and community gathering space
- Renovations include classrooms, science labs, computer labs, music classroom with built in recording studio, and a new cafeteria with weekend hours
- Includes 150 geothermal wells located throughout the grounds
- Interior and exterior lights are energy-efficient and automatically adjust to natural light levels
- A piping loop is buried in the ground that circulates water which provides cooling in the summer and heating in the winter
- Space completely gutted and renovated, but kept the original 1935 façade
- Energy efficient windows
- 26% energy cost savings
- 32% water use reduction
- 12% recycled content in building materials
- 78% waste diverted from landfill
- 14% regional materials